Whether they will publish data for England showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to

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1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C for the following combinations of subjects; mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science; mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography; showing data for each combination of subjects separately for boys,

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girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils.[HL376]

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Baroness Blackstone: The information requested in respect of GCSE achievements is shown in the following tables.

GCSE achievements of 15 year-old pupils in schools

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Comprehensive schools

Number of 15 year-olds

223.7

217.1

440.8

242.9

235.6

478.6

249.9

243.7

493.6

246.4

240.6

486.9

Number of schools

2,855

2,849

2,850

2,841

Percentage achieving grades A*-C in

English & mathematics

29

35

32

28

34

31

29

35

32

29

36

32

English, maths & science

26

30

28

25

30

27

26

31

29

26

32

29

English, maths, science, French and history or geography

10

16

13

10

15

13

10

16

13

10

15

12

Selective schools

Number of 15 year-olds

8.0

8.6

16.6

9.2

9.9

19.1

9.5

10.1

19.7

10.0

10.5

20.5

Number of schools

159

164

164

168

Percentage achieving grades A*-C in

English & mathematics

92

94

93

90

92

91

91

93

92

91

94

92

English, maths & science

88

89

88

87

89

88

87

89

88

88

90

89

English, maths, science, French and history or geography

56

64

60

56

61

59

54

61

58

52

58

55

Modern schools

Number of 15 year-olds

9.6

9.9

19.5

10.6

10.5

21.1

10.3

10.5

20.8

10.3

10.4

20.7

Number of schools

167

163

156

160

Percentage achieving grades A*-C in

English & mathematics

17

21

19

16

19

18

17

21

19

17

23

20

English, maths & science

13

15

14

13

15

14

14

17

16

14

18

16

English, maths, science, French and history or geography

3

7

5

4

7

5

5

8

6

5

7

6

Maintained schools

Number of 15 year-olds

248

239

486

271

260

531

279

269

547

276

266

542

Number of schools

4,168

4,299

4,292

4,303

Percentage achieving grades A*-C in

English & mathematics

30

36

33

29

35

32

30

36

33

30

37

33

English, maths & science

27

31

29

26

31

28

27

32

30

27

33

30

English, maths, science, French and history or geography

11

17

14

11

17

14

11

17

14

11

16

13

Independent schools

Number of 15 year-olds

24.6

21.5

46.1

25.3

22.2

47.5

24.6

22.2

46.8

23.6

21.3

45.0

Number of schools

1,060

1,062

1,061

1,053

Percentage achieving grades A*-C in

English & mathematics

75

79

77

74

79

76

74

80

77

74

80

77

English, maths & science

70

73

71

71

74

72

70

75

73

71

76

73

English, maths, science, French and history or geography

53

56

54

54

57

56

53

56

55

52

55

53

All schools

Number of 15 year-olds

272.1

260.1

532.3

296.2

282.0

578.2

303.3

290.7

594.0

299.5

287.2

586.7

Number of schools

5,228

5,361

5,353

5,356

Percentage achieving grades A*-C in

English & mathematics

34

39

37

33

38

35

33

40

36

33

40

37

English, maths & science

31

34

32

30

34

32

31

35

33

31

36

33

English, maths, science, French & history or geography

15

20

17

15

20

17

14

20

17

14

19

16

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Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for England showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 obtaining 5 or more GCSE passes at grades A*

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to C, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils.[HL377]

Baroness Blackstone: The information requested in respect of GCSE achievements is shown in the attached table.